Retrograde Periods 1960
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The year at a glance 1960
Pre-shadow / Post-shadow Station Retrograde Fast planets retrograde together
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☉︎ Sun
☿︎ Mercury
♀︎ Venus
♂︎ Mars
♃︎ Jupiter
♄︎ Saturn
♅︎ Uranus
♆︎ Neptune
♇︎ Pluto
⚷︎ Chiron
Retrograde #
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
♑︎ ♒︎ ♓︎ ♈︎ ♉︎ ♊︎ ♋︎ ♌︎ ♍︎ ♎︎ ♏︎ ♐︎ ♑︎
♓︎ ♌︎ ♋︎ ♏︎
♋︎
♑︎ ♐︎
♑︎
♌︎ ♌︎
♏︎
♍︎ ♍︎
♓︎ ♒︎
Busiest: 5 planets retrograde at once (4–17 July).
Overlapping retrogrades
This year the fast planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars) are never retrograde at the same time.
Continuing from the previous year
♅︎
Uranus retrograde
Stations direct 24 April 1960
♌︎ Leo 16°55'
Completed · stations retrograde 27 November 1959
♇︎
Pluto retrograde
Stations direct 15 May 1960
♍︎ Virgo 3°35'
Completed · stations retrograde 8 December 1959
♆︎
10
February 1960
Wednesday
Neptune retrograde
♏︎ Scorpio 9°08' → ♏︎ Scorpio 6°21'
Completed
✓ Station 9–11 February stations retrograde 10 February ✓ Retrograde 10 February – 18 July ✓ Station 17–19 July stations direct 18 July
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☿︎
1
March 1960
Tuesday
Mercury retrograde
♓︎ Pisces 25°52' → ♓︎ Pisces 12°05'
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 16–29 February ✓ Station 29 February – 2 March stations retrograde 1 March, 17:10 ✓ Retrograde 1 March, 17:10 – 24 March, 10:05 ✓ Station 23–25 March stations direct 24 March, 10:05 ✓ Post-shadow 25 March – 12 April
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♃︎
20
April 1960
Wednesday
Jupiter retrograde
♑︎ Capricorn 3°36' → ♐︎ Sagittarius 23°46'
Signs ♑︎ Capricorn 20 Apr – 10 Jun ♐︎ Sagittarius 10 Jun – 20 Aug
Completed
✓ Station 19–21 April stations retrograde 20 April ✓ Retrograde 20 April – 20 August ✓ Station 19–21 August stations direct 20 August
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♄︎
27
April 1960
Wednesday
Saturn retrograde
♑︎ Capricorn 18°25' → ♑︎ Capricorn 11°49'
Completed
✓ Station 26–28 April stations retrograde 27 April ✓ Retrograde 27 April – 16 September ✓ Station 15–17 September stations direct 16 September
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⚷︎
5
June 1960
Sunday
Chiron retrograde
♓︎ Pisces 2°17' → ♒︎ Aquarius 27°24'
Signs ♓︎ Pisces 5 Jun – 19 Aug ♒︎ Aquarius 19 Aug – 7 Nov
Completed
✓ Station 4–6 June stations retrograde 5 June ✓ Retrograde 5 June – 7 November ✓ Station 6–8 November stations direct 7 November
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☿︎
3
July 1960
Sunday
Mercury retrograde
♌︎ Leo 0°14' → ♋︎ Cancer 19°57'
Signs ♌︎ Leo 3–6 Jul ♋︎ Cancer 6–27 Jul
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 16 June – 2 July ✓ Station 2–4 July stations retrograde 3 July, 15:15 ✓ Retrograde 3 July, 15:15 – 27 July, 20:24 ✓ Station 26–28 July stations direct 27 July, 20:24 ✓ Post-shadow 28 July – 10 August
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☿︎
27
October 1960
Thursday
Mercury retrograde
♏︎ Scorpio 24°01' → ♏︎ Scorpio 8°00'
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 7–26 October ✓ Station 26–28 October stations retrograde 27 October, 16:02 ✓ Retrograde 27 October, 16:02 – 16 November, 21:27 ✓ Station 15–17 November stations direct 16 November, 21:27 ✓ Post-shadow 17 November – 3 December
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♂︎
20
November 1960
Sunday
Mars retrograde
♋︎ Cancer 18°39' → ♊︎ Gemini 29°59'
Signs ♋︎ Cancer 20 Nov – 5 Feb 1961 ♊︎ Gemini 5–6 Feb 1961
Completed
✓ Pre-shadow 21 September – 19 November ✓ Station 19–21 November stations retrograde 20 November, 19:04 ✓ Retrograde 20 November, 19:04 – 6 February 1961, 04:51 ✓ Station 5–7 February 1961 stations direct 6 February 1961, 04:51 ✓ Post-shadow 7 February – 12 April 1961
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♅︎
1
December 1960
Thursday
Uranus retrograde
♌︎ Leo 25°48' → ♌︎ Leo 21°39'
Completed
✓ Station 30 November – 2 December stations retrograde 1 December ✓ Retrograde 1 December – 29 April 1961 ✓ Station 28–30 April 1961 stations direct 29 April 1961
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♇︎
10
December 1960
Saturday
Pluto retrograde
♍︎ Virgo 8°07' → ♍︎ Virgo 5°32'
Completed
✓ Station 9–11 December stations retrograde 10 December ✓ Retrograde 10 December – 17 May 1961 ✓ Station 16–18 May 1961 stations direct 17 May 1961
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No retrograde period this year with this filter.
Phases
Pre-shadow: the planet moves forward into the degrees it will later retrace. Station: the planet appears to stand still as it changes direction; on this page, one day either side of the turning moment. Retrograde: the planet appears to move backward. Post-shadow: after turning direct, until it returns to the degree where the retrograde began. The shadow is a modern technique; it is shown only for the fast planets (Mercury, Venus and Mars).
Times are for Istanbul. Mercury, Venus and Mars are given to the minute; other planets to the day, because the turning moment of slow planets can shift by minutes depending on the planetary model.
When planets appear to move backward: shadow, station and retrograde phases, with signs.
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